Heh! We use those tin cans at work for floral displays. The rustier the better! Kinda funny how common garbage is now considered quite aesthetically pleasing!

Also, Kitteh... succulents are really popular right now for floral arranging, also:Maybe if any of your succulents are growing tall enough to have, I don't know, at least 6 inch stems, you could try harvesting them and selling them to local floral shops for a bit o' cash.

I have lots of succulents that I was going to get rid of but I feel bad for them and then I saw lots of arrangements online and I'd like to try to create some too

we have a little succulent arrangement i did myself, Kitteh - it was super easy. i just got the soil for them and some of those small rocks to top the soil with (more for looks than practicality) and we shoved a bunch of the little plants in an "on-sale" planter we got at a home improvement store. it looks great, it's low maintenance, and really adds some character to the plant stand in our living room. everyone always comments on how cute it is! <3 you should totally make your own - i bet you'll love it!

Wow, what a great use for a palate and that is some punk rock vertical gardening at it's finest.

We have stacks of pallets at work, I could do one of these but I'd have no where to put it.

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Heh! We use those tin cans at work for floral displays. The rustier the better! Kinda funny how common garbage is now considered quite aesthetically pleasing!

Also, Kitteh... succulents are really popular right now for floral arranging, also:Maybe if any of your succulents are growing tall enough to have, I don't know, at least 6 inch stems, you could try harvesting them and selling them to local floral shops for a bit o' cash.

That looks lovely! And the ones I have do have long stems but I don't know if florists would buy from a home gardener, would they? I have been wondering if there's anywhere I could sell back or give my plants to because I hate the thought of healthy plants being chucked in with the gardening rubbish.

Muffy - I love the tin can garden. A bought a garden magazine and they'd painted some in ice cream colours and they looked lovely

Vijita - that's a lot of produce! Do the people that work there get to take it home when harvested?

Jessy - thanks for the tips, I think they'd make good presents too! My mum used to love those little, bright coloured cacti but they all died so I think she'd appreciate one of these.

That looks lovely! And the ones I have do have long stems but I don't know if florists would buy from a home gardener, would they? I have been wondering if there's anywhere I could sell back or give my plants to because I hate the thought of healthy plants being chucked in with the gardening rubbish.

There is no reason why they wouldn't, as long as you give them a good price, and have an okay amount of bulk at one time (I'd say at least ten stems). To figure out price, maybe peek inside a couple flower shops and look at what retail prices they are charging for similar product that you have. Then divide that by two and you could try selling for that price, if they don't go for that, lower it a bit, just saying you weren't really sure what the standard was.

That looks lovely! And the ones I have do have long stems but I don't know if florists would buy from a home gardener, would they? I have been wondering if there's anywhere I could sell back or give my plants to because I hate the thought of healthy plants being chucked in with the gardening rubbish.

There is no reason why they wouldn't, as long as you give them a good price, and have an okay amount of bulk at one time (I'd say at least ten stems). To figure out price, maybe peek inside a couple flower shops and look at what retail prices they are charging for similar product that you have. Then divide that by two and you could try selling for that price, if they don't go for that, lower it a bit, just saying you weren't really sure what the standard was.